Suspending device for garments.



ALBERT F. YOUNG, OF BROOKLYN NEW YORK.

' SUSPENDING DEVICE FOR GARMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6,1917.

Application led. September 23, 1916. Serial No.'121',70.4.

To all witom t may concern:

.13e it known that I, ALBERT F. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of vices upon the garment which` they are tosuppoi't, whether the same be a mans trousers, drawers, knickerbockei's, or a woinansskirt, bloomers and the like, that the suspendel-s may be worn inside instead of outside of the mans shirt or the womans Waist or similar garment, as the case may be.; Many people of both sexes iind the `use ofl a belt for the support of their lower garments inconvenient or otherwise undesirable. Therefore the onlyway in which such lower garments can be ysupported has been by Suspenders, or so-calledpbraces, located upon the outside of the mans shirt or womans or childs waist, as the case may be,

and this arrangement is not only unsightly,

but tends to produce wrinkles. and wear upon the outer upper garment. By this present invention, therefore, I so construct and arrange the partsthat the Suspenders, or equivalent supports, may be worn inside of the shirt7 waist, or other upper garment, thus eliminating the objections above stated,

and in addition affording means whereby the upper garment will be rendered even more smooth and attractive in its fit and appearance than would otherwise be the case.

Referring tothe drawings, Figure l is a front elevation illustrating the shirt and upper portion of the trousers ofva mans attire, the shirt being broken away in places the better to illustrate the construction; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the rear part of the upper edge or waistband of the trousers, showing certain of my attachments in elevation; Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional view taken. on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, certain of the parts being shownV in elevation; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the"y line 4.-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 isan elevation of my preferred adjustable suspender buckle.l

In the drawings I illustrate my invention` as applied to a mans trousers. This, however, is one example merely of the use to In the drawings 1 represents the-` body portion of a mans shirt, 2, 2, the sleeves thereof, 3 a mans trousers, 4 the webbing of the' Suspenders or braces. 5 is my preferred form of adjustable buckle adapted to hold the webbing of the suspender ends woven through the slots 6, 6, therein in the usualV j manner. 7 is a button having a threaded shank 8, which threads into a thickened portion of the buckle 5 as shown best in Fig. 3. 10 is a metal, horn, hard rubber, or equivalent disk, preferably'covered. with cloth 11,I both being perforated centrally, throughwhich the threaded spindle 8 passes, so that upon turning the button 7 the shirt material 1 may be clamped between the coveredy button 10-11 and the buckle 5, all as sho-'wnin Fig. 3.v The shirt materialalso has a hole 12, which may be in the form of an eyelet, or reinforced by stitches in the well knownl manner.y There may be a plurality of these holes, if desired. 13 is the waistband of the trousers oi' of a womans skirt, or equivalent part of any other garment, as the case may be. At the rear of the garment, at approximately the small of the back of the wearer, I attach the but-ton engaging device 14 (see Figs. 2 and 3). -It is a metallic structure having forwardly projecting lips 15, 15, beneath which thev button 7 is adapted to slide and by which it will be firmly engaged and held in a well known manner. 16 are stitches whereby the device 14 may be fastened to the waistband of the trousers or skirt. is what I call an equalizing bar (see Figs. 2 andv 3) which engages with `the upper end of the device 14 and extending to the right and left therefrom engages with devices 1S (see Figs. 2 and 4) which are attached, as by stitches 19, to the waistband of the garment. The purpose of `this device is to equalize or distribute the supporting effect of the Suspenders throughout a considerable area of the rear partof the garment, thus avoiding the unsightly'and uncomfortable upward pulling of the waist band at any one point and also the necessity for two terminal ends, of the suspender, as is usually the case, thus simplifying the construction and avoiding the necessity for engaging the button of the suspender with two instead of one of the holding devices 14.r

20 are two holding devices, somewhat the same in construction as the device 14. .They are stitchedl at the rightv and left ofthe placket opening in the front of the garment.

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r21, 21, are straps, preferably stitched to the inside of the shirt material at the shoulders, through which the webbing of the suspenders may, if desiredbe passed, thus slidably and detachably attaching them to the under side of the upper garment, so that during dressing and undressing the Suspenders will be always properly associated with the shirt or similar garment.

The operation is as follows:

The shirt has eyelets or openings 12 (see Fig. 3) made in it, one or more if desired at the center of the back and at each side of the front and they are so arranged as to secure comfortable and satisfactory fit of the shirt. To adjust the Suspenders to the shirt, the free forward ends thereof are passed from the rear forwardly through the loops 21 over the shoulders, so that they hang down in front inside the shirt. rThereupon the wearer puts the shirt on with the rear part of the Suspenders hanging down behind and the free ends hanging down in front all beneath or inside the upper garment. He then unscrews the screw 7 and passes the threaded spindle thereof through the appropriate eyelet or other opening 12 in the shirt and replacing the screw, threads it. into the threaded hole in the body part of the buckle 5 and screws it up tight, so that the shirt is held between the compression button or device 10411 and the buckle. Thus it will be seen that the head of the button 7 will appear upon the outside of the shirt, whereas the buckle and the Suspenders will be ,on the inside. rEhereupon the trousers, skirt, or other lower garment having been put on, the wearer engages the outwardly projecting heads of the buttons 7 with the confining device 14 in the rear, and 20, 20, in the front, with the result that the lower 'garment will be fully supported .and the Suspenders entirely hidden from view beneath the shirt or waist, thus very greatly improving appearances and the set of the upper garment will likewise be improved because the passage of the threaded spindle of the button 7 through the openings in the shirt and the clamping of the shirt material to the buckle will hold the latter down in proper position to give the best appearance and eect. rl.`he location of the buckles upon the Suspenders may be adjusted as desired by shifting them on the webbing in the well known manner.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with such matters that the specific devices and method of construction illustrated by me show one construction only in which my invention may be embodied. Various modifications thereof may be made without departing from the essentials of the invention. 1 therefore do not limit my- Copies of this patent may be obtained for self to the details as described and illustrated.

I claim:

1. The described garment suspending devices comprising suspender webbing, supporting devices attached to the webbing, each comprising a headed button having a threaded shank adapted to pass through the material of the 'upper garment and to thread into a part of the supporting device within the upper garment, and holding devices permanently attached to the upper edge of the garment to be supported, the head of the button being adapted to cooperatively engage said permanently attached holding devices outside of the upper garment.

2. The described garment suspending devices comprising suspender webbing, supporting devices adjustably attached to the webbing,'each comprising a headed button having a threaded shank adapted to pass through the material of the upper garment and to thread into a part of the supporting device within the upper garment, and holding devices permanently attached to the upper edge of the garment to be supported, the head of the button being adapted to cooperatively engage said permanently attached holding devices outside of the upper garment.

3. rl`he described garment suspending devices, comprising suspender webbing, supporting devices attached to the webbing, each embodying a threaded buckle, a headed button having a threaded shank adapted to engage with the threads in the buckle, the shank of the button being adapted to pass through the material of the upper garment,

and holding devices on the upper edge of the garment to be supported, with which holding devices the head of the button engages.

4. The described garment suspending devices comprising suspender webbing, supporting devices attached to the webbing, each comprising a headed button having a threaded shank adapted to pass through the material of the upper garment from the outside to the inside and to thread into a part of the supporting devices within the upper garment, holding devices on the upper edge of the garment to be supported adapted to engage with the head of the button outside of the upper garment, said holding devices embodying a horizontal bar connected at its ends to the upper edge of the garment to be supported Afand in its central portion with the rear headed button of the supporting devices.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT F. YOUNG.

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